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Participants of Northwestern’s recreational sports league have engaged in overly competitive behavior, resulting in racial and homophobic slurs and causing injury to some, according to interviews with students and an announcement by the associate director of intramural sports. Ryan Coleman, associate director of intramural sports, wrote in a Monday announcement posted to the intramural sports website that over-competitiveness in the sports league has resulted in threats, fights and yelling. The behavior developed within the past few years, Coleman told The Daily, and the league is planning to implement changes to combat it. “Too many participants have behaved poorly recently for this to be handled as isolated incidents,” he wrote in the announcement.
“This behavior we have witnessed over the past few years has been very disappointing.” Coleman declined to specify the number or details of the incidents, but told The Daily he has reported several students to the Office of Student Conduct. Several students interviewed by The Daily echoed Coleman’s statements. Communication sophomore Katherine Kearney said a fellow intramurals team member is consistently hostile toward referees and opponents, even making sexist and racist remarks during pregame huddles. Before one game, the teammate referred to a team made up of mostly students of color by using a racially offensive term, Kearney said. Weinberg sophomore Carter Rothman said he once heard a member of the opposing team whisper a homophobic slur during a soccer game last spring. Though Rothman wasn’t sure who the comment was directed at, he said he was surprised a co-ed league branded as uncompetitive would reach that level of hostility. Coleman told The Daily he
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Paul Rusesabagina speaks at the Northwestern University Community for Human Rights keynote. Rusesabagina is a Rwandan humanitarian and survivor of the Rwandan Genocide.
Genocide survivor offers story
‘Hotel Rwanda’ inspiration urges crowd to be humanitarian leaders By AMY LI
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Paul Rusesabagina, a Rwandan humanitarian and survivor of the Rwandan Genocide, told a crowd of students Thursday evening to lead as humanitarians in
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the future. “Today, I am talking to you as humanitarian leaders,” Rusesabagina said. “And I am telling you that you each have a humanitarian mission to shape the future.” Rusesabagina, the keynote speaker for Northwestern University Community for Human
Rights 2018 conference, spoke about his experience during the Rwandan Genocide. The Rwandan Genocide of 1994 was a 100-day mass slaughter of the ethnic Tutsi under a Hutu-majority government. At that time, Rusesabagina was the hotel manager at Hotel des Mille
Collines in Kigali. He turned the hotel into a sanctuary for over 1,000 Rwandans, a story that later inspired the award-winning 2004 film “Hotel Rwanda.” Rusesabagina said in the keynote that his mission began with » See GENOCIDE, page 6
Dawes House gets grants City to look at panhandling
Matching gifts to help final phase of renovations
Resident concerns prompt guideline overview
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The Evanston History Center will be able to hire an architect for the final phase of its Charles Gates Dawes House renovations with a recent $2,500 grant from Landmarks Illinois. The $2,500 grant required a matching grant that the organization received from a private donor. The total sum will allow the center to make progress in the project’s planning stage, history center executive director Eden Juron Pearlman said. The architect will design plans to repair the back porch and the house’s infrastructure in preparation for the final phase. The first and second phase included masonry
City officials are looking to revise current guidelines on panhandling in Evanston due to an increase in resident concerns over the practice. City manager Wally Bobkiewicz said city staff will likely present amendments to Evanston’s panhandling ordinance to City Council in February or March. Bobkiewicz said that during Ald. Judy Fiske’s (1st) quarterly ward meeting in December, several residents said they would like to see an ordinance that is stricter and would prohibit more types of panhandling. The first ward contains much of downtown Evanston, where panhandlers
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The Charles Gates Dawes House, 225 Greenwood St., was built in 1894. A recent grant will allow the Evanston History Center to hire an architect to plan the final phase of renovations.
work and installing a heating and cooling system. This is the second grant Landmarks Illinois has presented to the Dawes House, Landmarks
Illinois president Bonnie McDonald said. She said EHC distinguished itself from other
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are known to frequent. “Residents in Evanston appreciate free speech,” Bobkiewicz said. “Our residents have to balance in their mind the understanding and appreciation for people being in difficult circumstances versus the discomfort and awkwardness sometimes that people feel when they’re approached.” George, who did not give a last name, said he has been panhandling in Evanston for roughly six months, and added that he has not had any issues while soliciting. In his panhandling experience, he estimates that generally one in every three people who he solicits try to help out. George believes the city shouldn’t change the way it handles panhandling. “Leave it as is. You know, if
you’re not causing a problem, leave it as is,” George said. The Supreme Court ruled in 2015 that panhandling is a form of free speech protected under the First Amendment, although aggressive panhandling, as well as asking for money in certain areas, including near bus stops or within 20 feet of an ATM or bank, is not allowed in Evanston. Bobkiewicz added that there are several current court decisions around similar ordinances throughout the country in the last few years that severely restrict limitations on panhandling. “The courts see this as free speech and the abilities for local communities to very aggressively regulate it is pretty difficult,” Bobkiewicz said. » See PANHANDLING, page 6
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AROUND TOWN Commission discusses affordable housing strategies By CATHERINE HENDERSON
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The Housing and Homelessness Commission discussed a range of affordable housing strategies on Thursday in preparation for the special City Council meeting on Jan. 29. The members of the commission reviewed a report written by the city’s Housing and Grants administration, which included information on topics ranging from accessory dwelling units to the Inclusionary Housing Ordinance. Representatives from the Department of Community Development and a nonprofit, Community Partners for Affordable Housing, also presented to the commission. Sarah Flax, the city’s housing and grants administrator, told the committee that she felt particularly optimistic about accessory dwelling units, which are secondary, smaller houses or apartments built on the same lots as the larger, so-called primary homes. “There are units that exist and are not being used (for affordable housing) but could be,” Flax told The Daily. “That’s taking advantage of something that’s already there. It’s kind of the lowhanging-fruit idea.” A current city ordinance states that more than three unrelated people cannot live together in a single “dwelling unit” unless the landlord has a valid lodging license. In addition, accessory dwelling units can only be rented by family members and caregivers.
POLICE BLOTTER Men pose as home repair company in residential burglary, police say
An elderly couple reported missing costume jewelry at their home Wednesday after two men visited, posing as employees of a home repair company, police said.
However, by changing the zoning measures, the city would be able to generate affordable housing without coming up with any money, Flax said. Geri Palmer, vice chair of the commission, said that using accessory dwelling units as affordable housing also has the potential to desegregate neighborhoods by opening garage apartments or coach houses in wealthier areas. “In theory, it could help make sure that every part of Evanston has some affordable housing,” Palmer said. Flax said zoning measures often result in developers creating the same types of expensive houses, like townhomes. Changing the rules could help create more affordable homes, she said. She said this could help low-income residents become homeowners. “The idea with this is to design based on the neighborhood and the characteristics of the lot,” Flax said. “Let’s be more open minded and flexible.” Ald. Eleanor Revelle (7th), a member of the commission, said the city’s focus on affordable housing is an appropriate response to “a huge need in the community.” She said she chose affordable housing as an issue to focus on in City Council when she was appointed in 2016. Revelle said she understood the need for small action items, but she hopes City Council will come up with a “broader vision of where we want to go.” She said her constituents are really looking for the city to “make some headway” on affordable housing. “There are a lot of really well-intentioned, The couple was distracted in the backyard of their home in the 2700 block of Bryant Avenue by one suspect around 3:20 p.m. The other suspect entered the front of the home through an unlocked door, Evanston police Cmdr. Ryan Glew said. The couple became suspicious and dialed 911. Glew said several pieces of costume jewelry were taken. No value has been listed.
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Ald. Eleanor Revelle (7th) at a City Council equity training. The Housing and Homelessness commission reviewed a report of affordable housing solutions on Thursday.
creative people working on this,” Revelle told The Daily. “I’m hopeful.” The Inclusionary Housing Ordinance committee will meet Jan. 17 to discuss expanding IHO revenue, Revelle said. City Council will
hold a special meeting Jan. 29 about affordable housing where they will review the action plan and the report, she added.
Residential burglary valued at approximately $11,000
A silver MacBook laptop, two Canon cameras, three Canon camera lenses and a pair of diamond earrings are missing. The stolen property is valued at approximately $11,000, Glew said. There are currently no suspects.
An Evanston resident reported a burglary at their home in the 700 block of Ridge Avenue on Wednesday night. Someone damaged the window of a rear door between 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m., Glew said. Nobody was home at the time of the burglary.
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The Moore Lecture A Poetic Cartography A conversation with Natalie Diaz and Kelly Wisecup
Natalie Diaz was born and raised in the Fort Mojave Indian Village in Needles, California, on the banks of the Colorado River. She is Mojave and an enrolled member of the Gila River Indian Tribe. After playing professional basketball for four years in Europe and Asia, Diaz returned to the States to complete her MFA at Old Dominion University. Her first poetry collection, When My Brother Was an Aztec,, was published by Copper Canyon Press. She is a 2012 Lannan Literary Fellow and a 2012 Native Arts Council Foundation Artist Fellow. In 2014, she was awarded a Bread Loaf Fellowship, as well as the Holmes National Poetry Prize from Princeton University, and a US Artists Ford Fellowship. Diaz teaches at the Institute of American Indian Arts Low Residency MFA program and lives in Mohave Valley, Arizona, where she directs the Fort Mojave Language Recovery Program, working with the last remaining Mojave speakers at Fort Mojave to teach and revitalize the Mojave language.
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Arts festival joins MLK celebrations By ALEXIS WHITE
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The annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration will include a new MLK Arts Festival, which seeks to elevate black student voices through performance and discussion, festival producers said. To honor Martin Luther King, Jr., Vertigo Productions will sponsor the festival, which will take place Jan. 18 to 20. It includes two original student productions in Shanley Pavilion and two catered events in McCormick Auditorium — a discussion
called “Inside Chicago” and a music and poetry event, Lift Ev’ry Voice. Communication junior Elliot Sagay wrote one of the student productions, “Chains on Chocolate.”To write about slavery in pre- and post-emancipation America, Sagay said he thought about an experience he had on the subway and current political shifts. He also said he drew inspiration from King. “He was a man that inspired such an amazing amount of desire to just fight for one’s own rights, and to fight for people’s rights who don’t have rights when you do, to give people equal standing,” Sagay said. “I think that in writing this play I’ve strived to kind of encapsulate those values in it because I
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Brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha sit in silence as they hold their candles to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. in January 2017. This year’s MLK Commemoration will include a new MLK Arts Festival Jan.18-20.
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think that ultimately it’s that message that needs to be put in contrast with our society.” This is the 50th anniversary of both King’s assassination and, on campus, the Bursar’s Office takeover. The takeover lasted 38 hours when black students occupied one of the University’s offices with a demands list that called for fairer admissions, more programs in black culture and real estate holdings desegregation, The Daily reported in 1968. Arts Festival Producer Kori Alston said these performances and discussions are a way to honor the takeover’s legacy. “This is really an event about black student voices on campus,” the Communication senior said. “The Bursar takeover was this amazing example of black students using their voices and their bodies and everything to fight for the progress of their fellow black students and for themselves, and to fight for not only what we deserve on campus, but also just a fight to be heard, to be seen, to be visible. Think of (the Arts Festival) as a celebration of black visibility and black voice.” “Afrocensored,” the other student production, focuses on three women who find themselves in Paris and confront Islamophobia, colorism and racism. Amira Danan, writer of the play, said she based her work on her own experiences, such as when she traveled to Paris and realized problems people may see in America are more wide-reaching. “In thinking about the underbellies of our country and France — other countries outside of our country — I think that there are definitely a lot of parallels about how we disguise things like racism in our society,” Danan said. In each of the events at the Arts Festival, Alston said people will get the chance to see and confront continuing problems in society. Beyond the festival, the University will begin its commemoration Monday with a candlelight vigil and Days of Service and Learning, University President Morton Schapiro said in an email to the community. Then, on Jan. 25, New York Times columnist Charles M. Blow will deliver the keynote address in Ryan Auditorium.
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As midterms approach, look at campaign finance laws MICHAEL WOLFE
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As we enter 2018, Congressional midterm elections are fast approaching. Stakes are enormous: The entire House of Representatives and one-third of the Senate are up for re-election. November will either show Americans voting to limit President Trump’s ability to pass legislation, or to empower Republicans to further their agenda. With yet another election cycle, it is crucial that we reconsider the merits of our current electoral system. The 2016 election cycle was the most expensive in American history, exceeding $6.5 billion in spending. As money continues to dominate American politics, a legislative trend has developed. The Tax Policy Center’s latest study found that, by 2027, 83 percent of the Trump administration’s recent tax bill’s benefits would go to the top 1 percent of income earners. We must ask ourselves once again: With our current electoral system, who are our elected officials truly representing? It was just eight years ago that the Supreme Court’s Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision resulted in a disastrous environment of money-dominated politics. Modern campaign finance laws have enabled unrestricted monetary contributions to election campaigns. As these laws stand today, they have left the wealthy and special interest groups with inordinate influence. Following Citizens United, courts decided that contributions to groups that solely make independent expenditures could not corrupt the political system. As a result, “independent expenditure-only committees,” otherwise known as super PACs, were created. It is no surprise, then, that a Brennan Center for Justice analysis showed that outside spending has “exploded” during the three federal election cycles since the Citizens United ruling.
Super PACs spending has exceeded $1 billion since 2010. Astonishingly, over $600 million of that spending power came from just 195 donors. With spending increasing at an alarming rate, monetary support can, now more than ever, buy access to influential members of Congress. Money has become the focal point of our democracy. This environment has pressured elected officials, with re-election as their main priority, to become reliant on the donor class of a select few individuals and interest groups. As a study by Martin Gilens and Northwestern political science Prof. Benjamin Page confirms, policymakers have become significantly more responsive to the upper class; a pattern has developed in representing the preferences of donors, not the majority opinion of citizens.
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Policymakers have become significantly more responsive to the upper class; a pattern has developed in representing the preferences of donors, not the majority opinion of citizens.
The pharmaceutical industry epitomizes this. American citizens today continue to pay some of the highest prices for pharmaceutical drugs in the world. EpiPen, which over 3.5 million Americans use for allergies, costs almost $600 dollars per unit for some; this is almost eight times higher than British prices for the same product. Moreover, according to a 2016 Kaiser Health poll, 77 percent of the country believes that prescription drug costs are unreasonable. The oligarchy of the United States Congress is to blame for this predicament. The pharmaceutical industry pays more than any other industry to influence
politicians in the United States. A 2017 Washington Post report highlighted that the pharmaceutical industry succeeded in lobbying Congress to pass legislation, that, in 2016, enabled drug distribution companies to continue supplying corrupt distributors who pushed narcotics into the black market. It removed the Drug Enforcement Administration’s ability to freeze drug distributors for suspicious sales of pills, thus protecting billions in drug sales. This was only accomplished because of campaign contributions and lobbying; super PACs representing the pharmaceutical industry contributed $1.5 million to the re-election of 23 lawmakers who co-sponsored the bill. While money in politics limits policymakers responsiveness to constituents, it also restricts who can become a policymaker in the first place. The big money system filters out candidates who may be qualified and credible, but do not have access to large donor bases. For example, in 2014, Kelly Westlund challenged an incumbent in Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District. After approaching the Democratic Party to express her intent to run, they essentially responded with “raise a quarter of a million dollars in three weeks” or “you’re not viable.” With large, established donor networks constantly fueling high campaign costs for incumbents or well-connected candidates, elections have transformed into a process of classism. Hence, without an affluent network, willing and able to donate, candidates like Westlund — a self-described “working class person” with a network made up of “waitresses and teachers” — face microscopic chances of victory. For successful Congressional candidates, raising money continues to consume a sizable amount of their time. With increased election spending, more money is required to compete with opponents. In the House, for instance, rather than remaining focused on accommodating constituent needs or new legislation, members are concerned with gathering
resources to be re-elected two years later. The Hill found in 2011 that House members can spend up to 50 percent of their time fundraising. Taxpayers are not paying a $174,000 salary to every House member so that, instead of legislating, they can call potential donors. It is unfortunate when congressmen such as Chris Collins (R-N.Y.) confess that, prior to voting, they did not read meaningful bills like the proposed May 2017 Obamacare repeal bill, considering that many hours of his day were likely instead spent fundraising. Our campaign finance system entails numerous hazards that limit the effectiveness of our democracy in representing all constituents equally; they provide well-connected, affluent individuals and corporations with critical advantages. Fortunately, several bills have been sponsored in Congress to develop a more equitable system. Former Rep. David Jolly (R-Fla.) introduced the “Stop Act” to address the constant focus of congressmen and congresswomen on raising campaign funds by eliminating requirements to raise funds for parties’ political committees, thereby freeing up time for policymakers to focus on constituent issues. Commitments from other politicians, including 2016 Democratic primary candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), have helped promote a grassroots movement to educate the public about the campaign finance problem. Beginning on college campuses, we must inform one another of a need for change. Most importantly, come November, remember to vote for those who you believe will truly represent all constituents, not just those with the wallets to re-elect them. Michael Wolfe is a Weinberg freshman. He can be contacted at michaelwolfe2021@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com. The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect the views of all staff members of The Daily Northwestern.
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President of artists group talks organization origins By KEERTI GOPAL
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Deana Haggag, president and CEO of Chicago-based United States Artists, said she learned the hard way that generosity was the key to leadership. The 30-year-old spoke to about 60 people in Harris Hall at Thursday’s Master of Science in Leadership for Creative Enterprises speaker event. Haggag shared advice on interacting with people and changing minds. “Generosity will change the course of your career,” she said. “Be generous, be in conversation with people that are different from you, find your mentors.” Haggag joined United States Artists in February after spending four years as the executive director of a nomadic art museum in Baltimore. At the event, Haggag described showing up to her interview, which was just one day after the election of President Donald Trump, and seeing a sign on the door that read “Interviews for President of USA.” “It was just a couple of blocks away from Trump tower,” Haggag added, amidst laughter from the audience. “It felt like being in this weird dystopian film.” Haggag was a young applicant and said she was told she did not have much of a chance. When moderator and Radio, Television and Film department chair David Tolchinsky asked Haggag why she thinks she got the job, she emphasized the importance of authenticity. Haggag said her interview, where she did not
Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey to speak on campus
Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey will participate in a conversation with Medill Prof. J.A. Adande on Jan. 17 about the state of basketball in America and the use of data analytics in sports, the Contemporary Thought Speaker Series announced Thursday.
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United States Artists president and CEO Deana Haggag answers a question from moderator Radio, Television and Film department chair David Tolchinsky. Haggag spoke about her background and the importance of supporting artists.
shy away from the political moment, may have helped as well. “I wonder a little bit if one mistake we make when we raise money is that we try not to get political,” she said. “I thought I had nothing to lose and I just went in bleeding-hearted. … I
wonder if it was just perhaps a little refreshing.” Haggag said United States Artists was founded in 2006 for political reasons: to raise public appreciation for artists and to provide infrastructure for them to create — without governmental restrictions. Accepting the
Morey (McCormick ’96) is one of leading general managers in the modern movement of using advanced data analytics, according to the news release. Morey has helped lead the Rockets to success with his use of analytical methods to scout and draft players, the release said. “Being a successful, well-known general manager would appeal to any basketball fan or sports fan, but he’s such a pioneer in the industry that we think he’s a great face of basketball to have on campus,” said SESP sophomore Trevor Lystad, the vice president of finance and development for CTSS. “I think he
could be really interesting to any student interested in statistics or data, especially since prediction models and uses of statistical data like that have become more popular in today’s world.” While Morey was general manager, the Rockets have not had a losing record. They have also made the playoffs eight times and appeared in the conference championship in 2015. Morey started his career with the Boston Celtics. He was named assistant general manager of the Houston Rockets in April 2006 and became general manager in 2007. He is also the co-founder of the
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presidency last year, Haggag said she was aware of the renewed relevance of the organization’s mission. Master of Science in Leadership for Creative Enterprises student Kevin Sullivan, who attended the event, said he was interested in the unique model of the organization, particularly in today’s political climate. “The organization has a very interesting support model that I haven’t necessarily seen in other places, because they do unrestricted giving,” he said, referring to the organization’s policy not to monitor artists’ use of the money they are awarded. “They directly support artists.” Fellow MSCLE student Dominique Warren said the organization’s emphasis on supporting artists rather than artwork makes it unique in the funding community. “It’s great to know that there’s somebody out there advocating for artists,” she said. Every year, United States Artists awards $50,000 fellowships to artists in every field, from visual and performing arts to literature and architecture. On Tuesday, it will announce this year’s 45 winners, chosen from about 600 applications, Haggag said. She added that the breadth of artistic fields recognized by United States Artists is an important aspect of their ability to reach people and ignite interest in the arts. “I’ve failed to meet an American or a citizen or a human who isn’t motivated or moved by one of these things,” she said. “People are the same, remarkably, everywhere. You’ve just got to find a way to open up conversation with them.” keertigopal2021@u.northwestern.edu
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hadn’t noticed the behavior coming from a specific group, though Kearney, who heads the Communication Residential College’s intramural teams, said she has noticed extreme competitiveness from teams of faculty and graduate students. “They tend to get a lot more into the IMs,” she said. “Some students are just there … to get a point so they can get the room they want next year or just to do something different.” During a flag football game last quarter, Kearney said a faculty member from the opposing team ripped the leggings on the upper thigh of female team member. The faculty member claimed he was reaching for the flag on the player’s waist, but “it takes a good amount of effort” to tear clothing, Kearney said. The competitiveness has discouraged some
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his name. “Rusesa” means to disperse and “Bagina” means enemies. He said he has always understood his mission to become “the one who disperses enemies.” Reliving harrowing, personal stories from the genocide, Rusesabagina spoke about lessons in destiny, perseverance and morality. In one story, he described seeing the six-story hotel surrounded by armed soldiers. “For the first time in my life, I lost hope and said to myself, ‘This is the end,’” Rusesabagina recalled. “But believe me, it is never the end before the end.”
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From page 1 applicants because it consistently presented them with well-thought out plans. “They have shown a commitment to conservation management capacity, and they have shown they can complete a project,” McDonald said. At the onset of renovations, the house required about $4 million in repairs. Pearlman said the final phase of renovations will cost about $1 million. EHC does not receive any money from the city to operate or upkeep the property, said the organization’s
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Arrests for violating city codes relating to panhandling have been rare, former Evanston Police Commander Jay Parrott told The Daily in 2014. One of the more recent arrests for aggressive panhandling happened in May 2017, when a man was panhandling within 18 feet of an ATM and was charged with violating a city panhandling ordinance and disobeying the police in public. To help assist with a change in how Evanston
FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2018 students from returning, according to interviews with two students. Rothman, who heads intramural teams for Humanities Residential College, said a pair of students approached him after a hockey game that was “way too intense” and said they would not return. Several students said they witnessed overly-competitive behavior from Slivka Residential College. “A lot of the residential colleges dread going into games with Slivka,” Weinberg junior Ava Serra said. “We know that we might get hurt. They’re gonna be loud. They’re gonna be obnoxious. It’s not a fun time.” In an email to The Daily, the Slivka executive board said no serious injuries were caused by Slivka players in “several years.” “Individuals that fostered a competitive environment on the team have since graduated or no longer live in Slivka,” the statement said. “The image that persists is based on outdated stereotypes. We currently strive to promote a fun and relaxing environment for all of our players, beginner
and advanced, ensuring that the spirit of the game remains light.” Some students place partial blame on referees for not enforcing rules. Serra said the referees, mostly student employees from her experience, are sometimes inattentive. “Refs kind of have this really nonchalant attitude,” she said. “They start to care when someone gets hurt. And then that’s about it. Otherwise, you have to take care of the game yourself.” Kearney said some officials are condescending to those who aren’t familiar with rules and are sometimes “lackadaisical” when players get injured. Two students said they have seen heated confrontations between players and referees. In the Monday announcement, Coleman defended the student referees. “The level of officiating will probably not change much moving forward,” he wrote. “The one area of improvement we will work on as officials
is to be as professional and respectful towards all of you during your IM games. … We expect the same back from all of you.” In the statement, Coleman also urged participants to change the culture of the league to play “fairly and with great sportsmanship.” Referees will the stop games and the number of matches will be reduced, he wrote, if the behavior continues. Additionally, Coleman said he has met with members of the Office to establish plans to combat the behavior, including adding language and policies to captain handbooks. He said he will confirm team captains are familiar with the new guidelines and introduce pregame meetings to ensure players are aware as well. “The students just don’t need to be yelling and getting in fights and saying certain things,” Coleman told The Daily. “We need to fix that.”
When Rusesabagina was confronted with the choice between protecting all the Rwandans who sought refuge in the hotel or evacuating with his wife and children, he said if he had chosen to leave, he would never be a “free man” in his conscience. As a humanitarian, Rusesabagina emphasized his belief that all men who were responsible for the deaths of other civilians are criminals, regardless of whether they were ethnically Hutu or Tutsi. However, some audience members felt that he had misrepresented the event as an equal conflict between the Hutus and the Tutsis rather than a genocide. “If it were both Hutus and Tutsis killing each other, that would be called a war,” McCormick freshman
Claudia Kalisa, who is from Rwanda, told The Daily. “There is a reason it was called the genocide against the Tutsis.” Others, however, said they enjoyed the presentation. Carnegie Mellon student Zachary Rapaport said that after watching “Hotel Rwanda” and reading some of Rusesabagina’s literature, listening to his presentation further inspired him to learn more about the history of the genocide and similar events from the past. NUCHR hosts the largest annual student-run human rights conference in the nation with student delegates from universities across the country to encourage international dialogue on human rights issues. This year’s conference, “Do You Remember?:
Deconstructing Memory Within Human Rights,” features 15 speakers. NUCHR co-director Jonathan Wrobel said the turnout was a success. The Weinberg senior said the group began developing keynote and panelist ideas in April and officially began recruiting speakers during Fall Quarter. “Hearing his lived realities is particularly salient for future humanitarian leaders,” Wrobel said. “Doing our jobs, whatever that is, is how we can not be silent in situations of injustice and how we can make the world a better place.”
director of development, Jill Kirk. She said the center relies on grants, profits from events and citizen donations for operations. Kirk said it is important for the organization to keep the historic property up to code so they can generate revenue through tours and events. This upkeep has included major plumbing and electric repairs, she said. The second phase of renovations included a new heating and cooling system that is both environmentally friendly and vital for the preservation of historical documents and artifacts, Kirk said. The Dawes House, located on the lakefront, is a
chateauesque-style mansion that was built in 1894. Dawes, a former United States Vice President, formerly owned the property. It was designated a national historic landmark in 1976. Dawes donated the house to Northwestern, but stipulated that EHC “always have a home there,” Kirk said. The Dawes House holds heirlooms from former U.S. presidents and Dawes’ ancestors that rode with Paul Revere, Kirk said. Archives in the basement of the structure also hold records of nearly every person who has lived in Evanston since its founding, Kirk said. McDonald said the Dawes House is not only
important architecturally and historically, but the records it holds are especially important to community members. Once, Kirk said, a woman came to the Dawes House looking for information in the archives. When the woman found records in the house archives about her mother, she “burst into tears.” “Dawes is an important part of Evanston history,” McDonald said. “It’s important to all people to tell who we are and where we come from in order to guide our decisions for the future.”
approaches panhandling, Bobkiewicz said the city committed to look to other cities for guidance, including Berkeley and Santa Cruz in California. In Berkeley, city officials have turned from ordinances on panhandling such as the recommendation from 2015 that would have restricted panhandlers’ and their possessions’ presence on sidewalks and plazas from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., according to the City Council of Berkeley’s action calendar from March 17, 2015. Currently, the City of Berkeley is allocating more than $2 million in excess city funds to homeless aid
programs, after the contentious eviction of a homeless encampment in South Berkeley last year and the city lacking a homeless shelter for the winter. Bobkiewicz also noted the city sees a spike in panhandling at the start of the academic year. “We always see a spike in panhandlers in August and September because … some individuals see that as an opportunity with new students on campus to receive dollars from those new students,” Bobkiewicz said. Communication sophomore Allyson Snyder said she has found that panhandlers in Evanston
are understanding. To Snyder, the volume of panhandling might seem high because Evanston is a smaller city, but she believes it is a lot lower than in downtown Chicago. Snyder said she thinks that people should start recognizing panhandlers as people. “They’re not rude if you don’t have change or if you don’t want to donate to them and I think that’s very different from some other places I’ve been,” Snyder said.
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Putting the ball in my hands, I do like controlling the game, and I do like taking over when I need to. — Jordan Hamilton, guard
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Jordan Hamilton started the possession biting her jersey as she dribbled the ball up the floor, nervous in her first down-to-thewire conference game. Then, she blew by a Wisconsin defender and converted an easy layup to give Northwestern a 61-56 lead with less than two minutes to go. Hamilton’s basket was part of a 12-0 run that allowed the Wildcats (9-10, 2-3 Big Ten) to extend their lead down the stretch, eventually pulling out the 69-60 victory Thursday at Beardsley Gym. Against the Badgers (7-11, 0-5), the freshman guard put an opponent away from the free throw line for the first time in her career, finishing the day with a careerhigh 22 points. It was a performance and a win coach Joe McKeown said the Cats desperately needed. “I was really proud of the way we finished and the run that we made,” he said. “Jordan Hamilton played as good a floor game as she’s played so far this year, and she’s just scratching the surface on how good she’s going to be.” As freshman guard Lindsey Pulliam, NU’s leading scorer on the season, struggled with foul trouble throughout the first half, Hamilton and sophomore forward Abi Scheid were forced to step into more significant roles.
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McKeown also turned deep into his bench in the first half, putting senior center Oceana Hamilton and sophomore forward Abbie Wolf in more central roles than in many games this season, and the duo helped limit Wisconsin to just 11 points in the first quarter. For stretches in the first half, McKeown played three of his post players, including junior center Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah, at the same time, and Hamilton said the changed rotation with fewer playmakers made her more aggressive throughout the game. “It sounds cliche, but I like doing whatever I need to do,” she said. “Putting the ball in my hands, I do like controlling the game, and I do like taking over when I need to.” Pulliam dealt with foul trouble throughout the game and only scored 6 points in 27 minutes, but she put her stamp on the game with a personal 5-0 run in the third quarter. The spurt gave the Cats a two-possession lead for the first time, as she single-handedly turned momentum toward their side. After making a 3-pointer near the end of the third quarter, Pulliam hit a contested, fast-break jumper the next time
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down the floor. Wisconsin called a timeout, and Pulliam fist-pumped in celebration of the basket that gave NU its biggest lead of the game at the time. Aside from Hamilton, McKeown said Kunaiyi-Akpanah played the biggest role in the Cats’ poised performance down the stretch. She added 11 points and 18 rebounds, securing her 10th double-double of the season, and she scored 5 in the last four minutes of the game. In the pivotal stop that clinched the Cats’ 11-0 fourthquarter run, Kunaiyi-Akpanah contested Courtney Fredrickson’s shot at the rim and collected her final rebound. McKeown said the defense of KunaiyiAkpanah and sophomore forward Bryana Hopkins, starting in place of injured senior guard Lydia Rohde, put NU in command of the pace of the game in the second half. To build on this this win, McKeown said the Cats will have to capture the defensive intensity they ended the game with. Shifting between a full-court trap and a switching zone defense throughout the fourth quarter, NU outscored the Badgers by 7 in the last 10 minutes, sealing the result with solid defense. “We’re not going to score 80 points like we have done the last four years, so we really have to get it done on both ends of the floor,” he said. “You just got to prepare for each game and try to play to your strengths. Being a young team, we have to put four quarters together.” charliegoldsmith2021@u.northwestern.edu
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NU looks for key win at Indiana Hamilton goes off for By JOSEPH WILKINSON
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Last year, the stars almost aligned. There was Indiana native Bryant McIntosh, watching his half court shot sail toward the hoop with a chance to knock off the most historically successful basketball program in his home state. The shot rimmed out, Northwestern lost, and McIntosh fell to 0-2 at Assembly Hall in his college career. Sunday, he’ll have his final chance at victory in the historic venue as Northwestern (11-7, 2-3 Big Ten) travels to face the Hoosiers (10-7, 3-2) in Bloomington. McIntosh is coming off one of his most impressive performances of this season, setting a school record with 16 assists against Minnesota on Wednesday. Overall, however, it has been an upand-down season for the senior guard. While he’s still the heartbeat of the Cats’ offense, McIntosh is shooting a careerlow percentage from the field and suffered a left knee injury that kept him out a game earlier this season and has left him playing with a bulky knee brace. “I thought my career here was over,” McIntosh said. “You don’t know if something’s wrong, or if you tore anything, you just continue to look at the jersey. To be able to put it back on, and go out and play was so much fun tonight. All the joy that we played with was great.” This year might be McIntosh’s best chance at victory in Bloomington. Even with the Wildcats scuffling through conference play, Indiana has disappointed as well. The Hoosiers have lost by double digits to several unimpressive opponents — Fort Wayne, Indiana State and Wisconsin — so far this season. Both teams, however, are coming off impressive victories, as Indiana took down Penn State on Tuesday while NU cruised to a 23-point victory over Minnesota. “We just really got back to having a lot of fun playing,” senior guard Scottie Lindsey said. “This practice week was
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great for us. I definitely think it helped all our guys’ confidence. … The way we played is definitely going to build everyone’s confidence.” While the 23-point margin looks impressive, the Golden Gophers’ roster was depleted without the injured Amir Coffey and suspended Reggie Lynch who is facing a sexual assault investigation. The Hoosiers’ roster, however, is also missing a major presence in the middle as center De’Ron Davis tore his achilles and is out for the year. Unlike the Golden Gophers, however, the Hoosiers have effectively compensated in his absence, managing to grind out victories over Minnesota and Penn State. Davis was scoring 9.6 points per game and had 22 blocks on the season, but the Hoosiers have adjusted by playing small ball in his absence. More perimeter-oriented players like forwards Collin Hartman and Zach McRoberts have each averaged over 20 minutes per game in Davis’ absence.
NU has struggled at times defending such teams that could spread the floor, falling to Creighton and Oklahoma under an onslaught of 3-pointers. Those two teams started perimeter players at four of five positions and combined to shoot 25-for-44 from deep. Unlike Oklahoma and Creighton, however, Indiana is not a strong 3-point shooting team. The two former teams have combined to make over 39 percent of their shots from 3-point range this year; Indiana is shooting just 30.5 percent from deep. So while it’s possible that the Cats will once again allow a bevy of shots from long range, there’s no guarantee that the Hoosiers will make them. After an encouraging outing against Minnesota, NU will look to carry that positive momentum into this weekend’s conference clash. “Our main message after the Penn State game was that we’ve got to regain our heart, we’ve got to regain our spirit,” coach Chris Collins said. “We had some great spirited practices. … Sometimes you do something new and it gives the guys a little life.” josephwilkinson2019@u.northwestern.edu
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Chris Collins turns to scream at the bench. Collins and the team look to pick up another crucial conference victory at Indiana on Sunday.
career-high 22 in win By JOSEPH WILKINSON
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One night after Bryant McIntosh powered the men’s team to victory, freshman guard Jordan Hamilton put on a clinic of her own in the Wildcats’ 69-60 win over Wisconsin. While McIntosh controlled the game as a distributor, dropping a school-record 16 assists, Hamilton led NU (9-10, 2-3 Big Ten) with her scoring. The rookie finished with a career-high 22 points on the night, which led all scorers. She added five assists and two rebounds. “She just kept her poise. I thought she forced a little bit in the first half,” coach Joe McKeown said, “But in the second half she just made great decisions. … She’s going to be tired tonight because she had to guard a lot of different people, but, again, I’m really proud of her.” With fellow freshman guard Lindsey Pulliam sidelined in the first half with foul trouble, Hamilton carried the load, putting up 10 points in the first half, highlighted by a spectacular 4-point play in which she drained a 3-pointer while being fouled and converted the ensuing free throw. That efficiency was on display the entire night. Hamilton took only eight shots from the field, but made six of them, including three of her four attempts from 3-point range. She also put the game on ice at the end, flying past the Wisconsin defense for a layup and nailing a series of clutch free throws to put away the Badgers (7-11, 0-5). “I don’t know what simple is sometimes, that’s kind of a problem, something I need to work on,” Hamilton said. “Keeping it simple down the stretch, but also making
the spectacular play … is just whatever getting needs to be done done.” Even more importantly for the Wildcats, Hamilton kept the offense under control and avoided costly giveaways. NU committed only 12 turnovers, more than four below its season average, and Hamilton was responsible for only three. The Cats, who averaged slightly more turnovers than assists coming into the game, finished with 20 assists.
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She had to guard a lot of different people, but, again, I’m really proud of her. Joe McKeown, coach
“We’re young, we’re just really, really young,” McKeown said. “We don’t have a lot of minutes together. We’ve got different lineups … limited practice times on how we can try to get better.” Hamilton has put up 15 and 22 points in consecutive games, and NU will likely need her to continue scoring at a high clip to compete throughout the conference schedule. Currently, the Cats sit in the bottom half of the conference, and their only two wins have come against the only two winless teams in the conference — Illinois and Wisconsin. “There’s just no days off, nights off,” McKeown said. “It’s a great league. We’ve just got to prepare for each game and try to play to our strengths.” josephwilkinson2019@u.northwestern.edu